School Posters (5 results)

Condition: Fine. KOS01200264.

Publisher's original twine bound colour illustrated card covers with the front cover painting by Frank Sherwin. 8vo 9½'' x 7¼'' 64 pp. Monochrome illustrations throughout, fold-out map to the rear. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A. DEVONSHIRE (Dumnonia).

Publisher's original flat backed card wrap covers (soft back), splendid water-colour of the North end of Deal to the front cover by Frank Sherwin, Deal and Walmer Castles to the rear cover. 8vo. 8¾'' x 5¾''. Contains 68 pp + covers with monochrome photographs and splendid illustrated advertisements throughout, large folding double-sided map to the rear, one side titled 'Drives From Deal' the other side Deal town with Great Mongeham to the west, R.C.P.G.C. to the north and Walmer Castle to the south. Small circular white label to the front cover, slight spine slant, else in Very Good sound condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. KENT [Deal].

Four very attractive colour folded woodblock school posters (60 x 78cm each), with accompanying woodblock printed textbook (32 double-folded leaves), 22.5 x 15cm. Edges of posters worn with some minimal loss at margins, the accompanying textbook is worn at edges with some thumb marks at lower corners, but sound and generally clean. Overall good. Offers a fascinating glimpse into the beginnings of modern Japanese education. A wonderful collection of four primary school colour posters and a teacher's textbook, dating to the very beginning of modern school education in Japan. The four posters contain sets of beautifully coloured and delicately printed pictures illustrating key words which children would be taught to read, together with the corresponding kanji characters. The posters are divided by theme - one showing parts of the body and clothes; one showing crockery and cooking utensils; one with animals, plants and tools; and one household items including a clock, chair and abacus. They are particularly interesting for their combination of traditional Japanese and western items. The accompanying woodblock print text book, ????????? (Shihan gakk? sh?gaku ky?juh?) was published in Meiji 6 (1873) and show how to explain each item in the classroom. The posters have the chops of Chikuma Prefecture (current Nagano Prefecture) and 1000 limited copies at the top.

Condition: very good. Osaka, Teikoku Kyoiku Shiryo Henzan Kyokai [1930s?]. Four colour litho posters 79x55cm. A little browning, a couple of small nibbles; an excellent complete set in the original cardboard tube with printed title label. Now this is education from first principles. Girls and boys learn how to stand and how to sit and it's easy to see the difference. From here we can go on to reading, writing and arithmetic. These were produced by the imperial education body who certainly knew what's what. *This item might cost more to post than quoted by abe.